ability: 能力
His organizing ability is great. He was a man of great ability.
I tried to do my work to the best of my ability.
faculty:教职工/综合大学中的一个学院/才能，本领 He was on the faculty there for over forty years.
the faculty of law/the faculty of science/the faculty of medicine/the faculty of theology学院
facility: 设施/设备/条件
We will provide him with every facility.
One of he facilities of our students is a large library.
athletic facility/ recreational facility/ public health facilities/production facility/research facility/traffic facility/lodge and eating facility/medical facility/communication facility 设施
8. deliberate / desperate / delicate 都是形容词 deliberate:故意的/不慌不忙的/深思熟虑的↓ A statesman should be deliberate in his speech. That was a deliberate act of cruelty.
desperate:危急的/绝望的
He felt desperate. He was ready to any price.
The country is in a desperate state and we must all work hard. A desperate criminal/亡命之徒
delicate: 微妙的/精美的/易损的↑对比
as delicate as silk/the delicate skin of a young girl/in a delicate manner/ This is a very delicate camera. Take care with this delicate glass.
The situation between the two countries is now very delicate.
9. conscious / conscientious
conscious:知道/意识到的/有知觉的/有觉悟的 He was very conscious of his shortcomings. Is the patient conscious yet?
They are highly conscious politically.
conscientious: 认真的/负责的/细心的
She was a very industrious and conscientious girl. A conscientious worker
10. exceedingly / excessively exceedingly: 非常地/极其地
We found out that he was exceedingly fond of fishing. Chinese is a exceedingly difficult language.
excessively: 过分的/过大的
His daily expense is excessively too much, which could lead to bankruptcy.
11. reliance / trust / belief / confidence reliance: 依靠/信赖
A child has much reliance on his mother. I place complete reliance on Tom.
trust: 信任/相信
He could not abuse her trust. They put no trust in him.
a position of trust/ 负责位置 in sb’s trust/托付某人照管 trust company信托公司
belief: 信赖/信仰
I have not much belief in his honesty. He died for his belief.
Could you defend your political beliefs?
beyond belief难以置信/in the belief相信/ to one’s belief据…看来/
confidence: 信心/自信
You know that I have perfect confidence in you. He regained his confidence.
in confidence说心里话/with confidence满怀信心地/
12. vigorous / rigorous
vigorous: 有力的/精力充沛的
He made a vigorous speech in defense of the government. He was tall and vigorous.
rigorous:坚苦的,严厉的
The raining involved rigorous exercises.
the rigorous hardship of the journey/rigorous punishment
13. sensitive / sensible sensitive: 敏感的/ Don’t be too sensitive.
He is very sensitive about his ugly appearance.
A sensitive person is one who is easily hurt or offended by things that people do or say.
sensible: 明智/理智的
She has such sensible views on life.
She felt that this was the sensible way to get out of the trouble.
14. flash/ crash / crush / clash / smash flash: 闪光
The swords flashed in the sun. The mirror flashed in the sunlight. flash back到叙
crash: 倒塌
The plane crashed, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground. His business crashed last year.
crush: 压碎
Don’t crush this box; there were flowers insides. Hundreds of people crushed into the room.
clash : 冲突 The two lawyers clashed in court.
There was a crush between the two enemies.
smash: 猛打/摧毁
He smashed the glass into pieces.
This unexpected news smashed all hope of victory.
15. inspire / expire inspire: 鼓舞
The officer inspired his men to be brave.
What inspired him to give such a brilliant performance?
expire: 到期
When does your driving license expire?
The magazine subscription expires next month.
17. literal /literate/ liberal / literary literal: 逐字逐句的
This is a literal translation is not always the closest to the original meaning.
In its literal sense “anti” means “against”. literal translation
literate: 受过良好教育的
Only one half of the native population was literate.
liberal:开明的/自由的
Try to keep a liberal attitude and listen to both sides. liberal translation/a literal mind/
literary: 文学的
He had literary tastes, and was well-read in science. London was the literary center for the English language.
18. homogeneous / simultaneous / instantaneous / spontaneous harmonious homogeneous:
simultaneous :同时的 instantaneous :
spontaneous :自觉的/自发的 harmonious :和睦的,和谐的
19. competitive / competent
competitive: 竞争的/有竞争力的
Important posts are sometimes filled with competitive examinations. The city asked for competitive bids on the housing project.
competent: 胜任的/称职的/令人满意的
Be sure to get competent electrician for the job. He is competent to do the work. He did a competent job.
20. extinct / distinct / instinct extinct: 绝种/不在存在的
The passenger pigeon is extinct.
to become extinct/extinct species/extinct customs
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distinct: 清楚的/清晰的/不同的
Your pronunciation should be very distinct. The picture showed a very distinct image. Gold is distinct from iron.
instinct: 本能/充满的
An instinct leads a bird to fly.
Most animals have an instinct to protect their young. by instinct
a situation instinct with great possibilities
21. deduce / seduce / induce deduce:演绎/推断
What do you deduce from these facts?
From the position of his body the police deduced that the man had killed himself.
seduce: 勾引/诱使
She was seduced by a man who never kept his promise to marry her. She was seduced by the attraction of the big city.
To seduce a man from his duty/to seduce sb.into doing sth.
induce: 劝使/促使/引起/产生
His wife induced him to give up smoking. We tried hard to induce him to go with us. This medicine will induce sleep.
His illness was induced by overwork.
22. perspective / prospective / respective perspective: 全景/全貌/综合印象
From the top of the hill you can get a perspective of the entire park.
We must keep these minor facts in perspective and not waste too much time on them.
prospective: 未来的/可能的
a prospective buyer/a prospective bride
Your prospective employer is the person who will, later on, be your employer.
respective: 各自的
After class all the students went back to their respective bedroom. My husband and I are each going t visit our respective mothers.